Jiang Ting remained expressionless: "After learning of her scheme, I also hope to be able to help her."
"After much deliberation, I and she have reached an agreement on one thing."
For some reason, Yuwen Zhuo's heart was pounding.
He suddenly realized that Jiang Ting was about to announce who the biological father of the child in Jiang Tian's belly was.
Who exactly is it?
Yuwen Zhuo seemed to sense something, and he couldn't help but clench his fist.
Jiang Ting didn't pause for long. He observed Yuwen Zhuo's expression and said calmly, "You guessed right, she's carrying my child."
brute!
Yuwen Zhuo's eyes suddenly became bloodshot.
He looked at Jiang Ting with an incredulous gaze.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing! Don't you know you're harming her!"
Entering the inner palace is like entering a deep sea.
Jiang Ting actually got Jiang Tian pregnant with his child.
How vicious he must have been to cause Jiang Tian to suffer in the deep palace!
Yuwen Zhuo was seething with rage. He stared intently at Jiang Ting, as if he were about to throw a punch at any moment.
Jiang Ting's expression remained unchanged despite his anger.
"I have made an agreement with her that once she gives birth to a child and the child is registered in the royal register, I will let her leave. At that time, I will not restrict her from taking the child wherever she wishes."
Yuwen Zhuo ignored him: "Who knows if what you're saying is true or false? You are the ruler of a country, the greatest master under heaven. Who dares to disobey your orders!"
Jiang Ting retorted, "Since you know that I am the only master, why are you angry? There is nothing I cannot get if I want it."
Yuwen Zhuo's eyes were bloodshot.
The anger in his eyes was almost overflowing.
But he was at a loss.
Jiang Ting is the emperor, and he is a subject. A subject must submit to the emperor; this is a matter of course.
But Jiang Tian...
A sudden surge of sorrow welled up in Yuwen Zhuo's heart, a sorrow he could not suppress.
She suffered countless hardships, and in the end, she was taken into the deep palace by the emperor to become his concubine. When will she finally be able to live the life she wants?
Having lost her lover, she has now lost her freedom.
How heartbroken she must have been.
Thinking further, Yuwen Zhuo almost couldn't stand up.
Jiang Ting didn't let him think about it any further. He simply said, "Now that you know, let's arrange a time for you two to meet. She's pregnant now, so don't let her have any problems with the baby. Although she's not that old, childbirth is a risk for every woman."
Yuwen Zhuo finally came to his senses. He was now utterly disappointed in Jiang Ting and didn't say anything, only responding with a murmur.
The scheduled time arrived quickly.
Yuwen Zhuo's eyes welled up with tears when he saw the woman who was fanning herself and leaning against the window looking at the water.
Hearing footsteps, Jiang Tian turned around.
Upon seeing Yuwen Zhuo, she flashed a bright smile: "What are you still standing there for? Come over here quickly."
Contrary to Yuwen Zhuo's expectations, Jiang Tian was in excellent condition. Her lower abdomen was protruding, giving her a unique maternal beauty.
Yuwen Zhuo hesitated before walking over, staring intently at Jiang Tian.
Jiang Tian subconsciously touched her face: "What are you looking at? Have you gotten uglier?"
Yuwen Zhuo quickly shook his head: "I haven't gotten uglier, I've gotten even more beautiful."
Jiang Tian was amused by him.
She sighed and said, "There's no need to comfort me. I specially had a palace maid do my hair and makeup before seeing you today. I can also see the changes in myself in the mirror. Pregnancy is a difficult thing for any woman. In addition to losing beauty, all kinds of physical pains also come one after another."
She was talking to herself, but Yuwen Zhuo's expression turned extremely bad.
Ignoring the fact that this was a venue arranged by Jiang Ting and that there might be his spies around, he gritted his teeth and asked Jiang Tian, "Did he force you? What exactly did he do? Why did you have a child with him?"
Jiang Tian showed no surprise at his question: "I knew it long ago, you won't believe what the Emperor says."
"Then I'll tell you myself. I originally planned to have a child, and I'm capable of taking good care of him, but it's also difficult to choose a suitable father. For me, romantic love isn't the most important thing; the child's health is the most important thing."
“Jiang Ting is the ruler of a country. He is in good health and has supreme power and status. If the child is born to me and him, then at least I can guarantee that the child will be born with a superior status. He has promised me this, and I am willing to believe him. I always hope that my child will be well. As a mother, who would want their child to be born to be someone else's slave?”
Jiang Tian's tone was extremely patient.
But Yuwen Zhuo's mind was in complete chaos.
He thought Jiang Tian wasn't acting voluntarily, but now that she says she really wants to have a child with Jiang Ting, then he was completely wrong.
Yuwen Zhuo's expression was twisted with pain: "Did you agree to his request willingly? You weren't coerced by him at all?"
“Not at all. The conditions he listed appealed to me, so I agreed. This child came as we both hoped, and I hope he will get better and better.”
Jiang Tian's words were coherent, and Yuwen Zhuo knew she wasn't lying; she was doing it voluntarily.
But her willingness to consent hurt him even more.
Yuwen Zhuo clutched his head in pain.
He didn't know why things had turned out this way.
The days when they used to drink wine and tea together in the courtyard are long gone.
Now Jiang Tian has an affair with the emperor and is even expecting a child, as if his existence is unnecessary.
A deep pain welled up inside him, a pain perhaps mixed with regret.
He couldn't help but ask Jiang Tian, "If I had approached you first, and if I had made this request, would you have agreed?"
Jiang Tian's expression remained unchanged; she seemed to be able to guess what question Yuwen Zhuo would ask and give a calm answer.
“If it were you, I would also consider it. I really made the wrong choice with that scholar back then. After Jiang Ting’s analysis, I finally understood that his conditions were actually very poor. If I had really had a child with him, I don’t know how many troubles would have arisen later.”
"So, if you had come to me back then, I would have seriously considered whether or not to communicate with you. But you know, in this world, the highest peak a person can reach is the emperor. Jiang Ting is willing to fulfill my wish, so why shouldn't I agree to it?"
Yuwen Zhuo did not utter a single word.
He knew that Jiang Tian was thinking entirely from a self-interested perspective at that moment.
She was right, she was rational.
She was able to answer his question seriously, which is already quite good.
"Alright, stop looking so sad. So much time has passed now, and I'm slowly learning to move on. You need to move on too. Having feelings for another woman won't have any impact on your life."
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